Letter #26

Sent:	Mon 8/19/13 12:24 PM

Hi mom! How are you doing today? It sounds like you've been really stressed and busy lately. I hope that this week will be better :)

So, this week past week was pretty great too! Transfers were Monday and that was pretty rough just cause Sister Marble and I have become like best friends and it was really hard to say goodbye but we will be keeping in touch for sure! Anyway, on Tuesday I drove up to Eugene with another Sister who is in the area and we totally got lost! Haha! Eugene is so huge and there are lots of streets going every which way. We went up and down the same street 4 times just trying to find the mission home. It was fun to see the city though.. Lol. When we got to the mission home it was the best! There were tons of missionaries that I served with in Albany and a ton of the Elders knew who I was because Trevor had either told them about me or they used to be companions with him. It was really fun to see everyone again and to hear how Trevor is doing. Which he sounds like he's doing awesome! At the Trainers Training, President and Sister Young talked to us about how everyone of us missionaries was called by Heavenly Father to be a trainer (even if we didn't feel ready or prepared to be) and that He as well as President Young trusts us. I feel very privileged to have gotten the assignment to train. There were only 8 Sisters called to train this transfer and I was one of them. I know that because of this assignment I already have and will continue to learn so much and I know that it will help me to become the missionary that our Father in Heaven wants me to be. Also at the Trainers Training, we had dinner with and President let us ask questions "off the record" Haha! It was great! I love President and Sister Young so much and I know that I was called not only to this mission but to them. They have helped me a lot these past 6 months! Can you believe it's been that long?? I feel like the time is slipping away and it actually kind of scares me. Anyway, my new companion is Sister Collins from Phoenix AZ and she just turned 19 in June! It's crazy how young all these new missionaries are. It makes me feel rather old... She is a super sweet girl and reminds me of me when I first came out on a mission. I was a bit nervous when President asked me to be a trainer because I feel like I have so much to learn still but when we went tracting the other day, we ran into 2 men from EdgeWater ( an anti-mormon church, there's a lot of those around here)

and I started explaining the Book of Mormon to them. They asked a ton of questions and I was able to answer all of them. I felt a little bad because one of the men said to Sister Collins, "She's training you isn't she?" He said that I was very sharp and there was another man we tracted into the same day that said something similar about me being confident and that I know what I'm talking about. It helped me a lot to know that I can do this and that the Lord is with me every step of the way. OH! So, this same day while tracting, we knocked on a door and the man that opened was agnostic. We started talking and he asked where we were from.. He told us that he is related to some people who live in St.George and guess who it is? Brodie Perry! It's kinda crazy how incredibly small this world is because the last door that we knocked on also is related to Brodie Perry. Haha! I told them that I've helped with a few shows that Brodie has been in and they were excited to see that I knew who their relatives were. If you get a chance, will you tell Brodie or Kerry Perry on Facebook that I tracted into his Aunt and Uncle? There names are Dave Sanders and Yvonne. Another thing that has been going on is that Elders are now in our ward and one of them used to live in the same apartment as Trevor in Central Point.

So the best thing I saved for last and that is... MCKENNA AND BRYCE ARE GETTING BAPTIZED THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so so so excited and happy for them! They are the sweetest kids ever and their mom is a sweetheart too. Aaah! I just wish you could meet all of these wonderful people here in Oregon! One day!! :D

Well I don't have a lot of time left but I hope you know how much I truly appreciate all of your love and support. You have no idea how much you mean to me and how grateful I am to have you as my mom. I think about you a lot and wish I could help you out at home cause you sound super busy. You are the most strongest most amazing women ever and I am very blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for everything mom.

I LOVE YOU!!!!

Love, Sister Hall!